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EPISODE · Feb 26, 2026 · 30 MIN

Series 3: The Prime Minister and the President Episode 4

from Churchill: The Finest Half Hour

Dr Warren Dockter and Professor Richard Toye discuss the last eighteen months of the relationship between British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and US President Franklin D. Roosevlet.They highlight the tensions leading up to 'Operation Overlord' - the Allied invasion of France carried out despite Churchill's preference for a continued attack through southern Europe.They explore the significance of the Yalta Conference in February 1945, when FDR, Stalin and Churchill - by now very much a minor figure relative to the leaders of the emerging superpowers - met to hammer out the future of Europe.Finally, the look at Churchill's eulogy in the House of Commons following President Roosevelt's death in April 1945. Was this speech, as some observers have suggested, lukewarm in its praise of FDR? Can we see in it any evidence that the relationship between the two leaders was less friiendly than four years of newsreel coverage had suggested? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Warren Dockter and Professor Richard Toye discuss the last eighteen months of the relationship between British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and US President Franklin D. Roosevlet.They highlight the tensions leading up to 'Operation Overlord' - the Allied invasion of France carried out despite Churchill's preference for a continued attack through southern Europe.They explore the significance of the Yalta Conference in February 1945, when FDR, Stalin and Churchill - by now very much a minor figure relative to the leaders of the emerging superpowers - met to hammer out the future of Europe.Finally, the look at Churchill's eulogy in the House of Commons following President Roosevelt's death in April 1945. Was this speech, as some observers have suggested, lukewarm in its praise of FDR? Can we see in it any evidence that the relationship between the two leaders was less friiendly than four years of newsreel coverage had suggested? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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